There are two types of achievements, those of action and those of creation. Achievements of action are things like sports and fighting. Achievements of creation are the arts.
It seems to me that achievements of creation, images and stories especially, are not achievements of the self. It is not the creator who deserves praise so much as it is the creation. Yet a creator should be proud for their creation. For while the achiever of action has pride in himself he will be forgotten. But the creation will last forever.